Academic Departments and Programs

Early Childhood, Elementary and Special Education

MSU's Department of Early Childhood, Elementary and Special Education offers the following academic programs:
 

Undergraduate 

• Early Elementary Education P-5
• Child Development
• Community Support Services
• Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education
• Special Education (Learning and Behavior disorders and Moderate and Severe Disabilities)

 

Graduate Programs and Certifications

• Post Baccalaureate Certification in Special Education
• Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education - Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

 

Educational Unit for Child care Services

MSU's Educational Unit for Child Care Services offers the following credential programs:

• Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential
• Kentucky Director Credential

 

Middle Grades and Secondary Education

MSU's Department of Middle Grades and Secondary Education offers the following academic programs:
 

Undergraduate

• Middle Grades Education (5-9)
• Secondary Education

 

Graduate Programs and Certifications

• Middle Grades 5-9 Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
• Secondary Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

 

Foundational and Graduate Studies in Education

MSU's Department of Foundational and Graduate Studies in Education offers the following academic programs:
 

Doctor of Education

• Adult and Higher Education Leadership
• P-12 Administrative Leadership
• Educational Technology Leadership

 

Graduate Degrees 

• Master of Arts in Adult and Higher Education
• Master of Arts in Counseling
• Master of Arts in Education - Educational Technology (with Instructional Computer Technology Endorsement)
• Master of Arts in Education - Teacher Leader (biology, business and marketing with content and technology concentrations, educational technology, english, fifth-year, gifted education, health and physical education, IECE, interdisciplinary P-5, literacy specialist, mathematics, middle grades 5-9, school community leader, social studies, special education and alternate area of emphasis)

 

Specialist in Education (Ed.S.)

• Adult and Higher Education
• Guidance and Counseling
• Instructional Leadership (Director of Pupil Personnel, Principal, Supervisor of Instruction)

 

Rank I 

• Counseling
• Environmental Education Endorsement
• Educational Technology with Instructional Computer Technology Endorsement
• General Pedagogy
• Gifted Education Endorsement
• Gifted Students P-12 Endorsement
• Literacy Specialist Endorsement
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) P-12 Endorsement

 

Certifications

• Director of Special Education
• English as a Second Language
• Instructional Computer Technology
• Learning & Behavior Disorders P-12
• Moderate & Severe Disabilities P-12
• School Community Leader
• School Superintendent
• Teacher Leader – Fifth Year

 

Master of Arts in Teaching

If you have a qualifying undergraduate degree, MSU can help you earn an alternative teacher certification via the Master of Arts in Teaching program. Learn more about the following programs:

• Middle Grades 5-9
• Secondary Education 8-12
• Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (birth-K)